Coya Peruvian Secret

It was a fun valentines dinner!

Don’t understand why they have availability on open table and then to come and find out that they couldn’t seat us because the restaurant was over booked.

The first thing to note is that, although they offer an "inside" dining option, all of the tables are outdoors. A few of them are behind a wall, which undoubtedly shields diners from some of the breeze. They have a very good vegetarian menu. Service was excellent, prices a bit high for what we got and the music was too loud. The quatro leches is a must - totally fabulous!

Wish I had known the only seating was outside. There were heaters but it was a cold night and didn’t bring a jacket. Later on they brought out blankets to other tables. The food was excellent. It is a bit cramped but enjoyable.

This was my second time here and once again was extremely happy with everything. Seating was easy and comfortable, the wine menu is while not huge, offered plenty to choose from, the food always delivers at the highest level and I was almost too full to order dessert - but only almost.... and I was so happy I did, delicious!!
Overall I would recommend this place to anyone but please don't everyone go at once - I still want to be able to get a table once in a while!! Cheers~

Always my favorite neighborhood restaurant.

Great spot! Amazing food and service. The only downside is they only have outdoor seating but they keep it warm.

A new experience with Peruvian food. Flavors were good and not spicy. Will likely go back on our next trip to the area.

The food is quite good and the ambiance is very nice. The prices are a bit high (one cookie is $4 for desert) but it's such a nice spot that it's well worth a visit.

My favorite! Get the Ravioli- best ever.
Great neighborhood restaurant.

This is my favorite neighborhood restaurant.
Ravioli is amazing!

Such tasty food with a pretty presentation in a weet, intimate setting.

The secret part is this is not Peruvian food. The scallop was 1/4 inch and the food was worse than eating at a cafeteria. For 100 dollars could have gone to McDonald's instead. Shameful place and don't go. I had a Peru guest with me and what an embarrassment. Would like a refund.

Seemed like they weren’t ready to be open when we were seated for our 5:30 reservation. Four tables sat at once and there was one server/greeter. Drinks and apps were slow. Most bizarre was that there was a pleasant station playing low music - something like an Eddie Vetter album - when we arrived. Then the kitchen turned their music up - something more authentic Latin-American - so we had to listen to both. When I asked the server to have one turned off, he just turned up the music for the dining room to a level no longer pleasant, and we could still hear both. I left with a headache.

The food was very tasty. The kitchen is as good as it has always been but the new ‘front-of-house’ has some work to do or they will fail.

Not impressed with the food. Looks very appealing on the plate, but the taste is 5/10 if I were to rate. Decent size plates for $24-$25, Mimosa cocktail was extremely sour, I asked for something sweeter or a replacement, but they didnt have anything else and didnt want to take it back.

I loved it, the ambiance, the food and the service all were excellent, even though we sit at the patio, it was very noisy, and it was a little pricey, but the overall value to what you get still was very good. I do recommend everybody to try and get the Peruvian experience, the food was really superb.

I was really looking forward to going here and it was great.

Second time dining here and both time, the food is amazing. The place has mostly outdoor seating, a little tight but cozy. Although we were seated by Camino Del Mar, we did not notice the traffic noise. It was after sunset and traffic was minimal. Cafe Secret is the secret spot to go for great dining in causal mode.. but remember to make reservation :)

Delicious fish and great service. Will be coming back here

Usually the spot is enchanting but the road construction, orange cones and orange temp net fencing depleted the ambiance. Sadly too - the service people knew nothing about Pisco sour which is a Peruvian drink! We came in for that drink and they looked at us sideways and then said they didn’t have it that evening. Well apparently they never have it because they have only a wine and beer license but we were not told that & they seemed as uninformed. Also there was confusion about a salad that they delivered. Two very similar salads and called them by different names, but missing the ingredients listed on the menu. The staff and kitchen need to be on the same page. The new owners were present and pacing briskly back and forth to the back gate office without greeting anyone - it was rather odd. It is a charming place that is temporarily not charming and the new owners need to settle in.

Our seafood meal was very good, but was pretty pricey.
The setting was quaint but not charming enough to be romantic because it’s mainly on the sidewalk.

They didnt have our open table reservation. Too many menus for different things that were confusing. The menus were dirty and taped up. There were 5 of us, only 2 people liked their food. Way overpriced for what you got. Waitress was sweet but overwhelmed.

The food was great. WE ordered the fish and the steal entree. Had yucca for appetizers. Everything was cooked to perfection and tasted great. The seating is open to the side walk and they are doing some construction on the road but it was still a nice place to have dinner. It is a little tricky to find your way in because of the construction barriers but worth the effort. The construction will be done soon anyway.

All the food was great. Really liked the Peruvian Beers. Jazz soundtrack was excellent.
Will definitely come back.

While the service was very good, the environment was not what I anticipated. Overall, the experience was quite muted.

Our favorite dish is the "Lomo Saltado" and in their Menu it still says they use Filet Mignon, There is a new owner at the restaurant and they used some cheap hard and un-tasty meat instead of Filet Mignon and it was horrible. The waiter was a Spanish kid that was super friendly and helpful, and we told him about the missing Filet Mignon in the recipe. We have had issues with the Cafe Secret in the past and after this issue with our food we will never come back since it's not cheap and our expectations must be high because of the high charges.

Absolutely amazing! This place is def a hidden gem. Great staff, wonderful food and a beautiful patio.

Love this place. Great food and authentic feel, maximizing on the great outdoor weather!

Overall I’d rate our experience as ok. My filet mignon was suppose to be cooked rare. It wasn’t. We were looking forward to having their Tres Leche dessert and were disappointed to find out that it was changed to accommodate vegans and gluten free customers! Bummer for us.

Food - delicious! This is a hidden gem! My only complaint would be that it's kind of dirty - it needs a deep clean.

Cafe Secret has delicious, authentic Peruvian food! As someone who has been to Peru, I can confidently say the food here is just as amazing, if not better, than the food I ate in Peru. Ambiance and customer service is great as well. Would highly recommend this restaurant!

Great taste, beautiful location and ambiance, friendly, attentive service

Excellent food, but slow service. Maybe short-staffed on the floor because once the orders were taken, the food didn’t take long to come out.

All of our entrees were way over salted and missing ingredients. My meat was a mixture of undercooked and over cooked meat.

Always a favourite! Amazing food, cozy ambiance and sweet service.

Easter Sunday

Lovely date spot in Del Mar that feels like you're dining in a secret garden.

The service was good and we had a nice time. Food was okay. We ate there for dinner and tried the lamb dish and the one with mixed seafood in a creamy red sauce with rice. We weren’t wowed by the food for that price, but it wasn’t bad.

What a great hidden find!! The place was amazing. Everything was outstanding from the food to the service and even with my child they made it worth the visit.

We have been there before and if was very good. This time I had the special "Surf and Turf" lobster ravioli and 'filet mignon'. The meat was absolutely horrible! Dry, tough chewy, it tasted like an over cooked cheap cut of meat. The server was surprised that I didn't like but agreed that it wasn't done right. She offered to replace the meat, but I refused it. They were kind enough to como my meal. I'm glad because I'd be very upset to pay $35 for that! Honestly it's not be worth that much if it was good. The food there is flavorful but overpriced.
The service was good, but a bit slow. Having said that, my husbands meal was very good, I've had the raviolis before and they were delicious. I'd go back.